Payment companies looking for relief from international political chaos got a moment of clarity in the form of a decisive U.K. election and nominal progress in the trade war.

The United States could be the point-of-sale lender's largest market within two years, its CEO says. The firm's investors include BlackRock, Sequoia Capital and the rapper Snoop Dogg.

In many ways, the payments industry resembles the health care business — pulled into the future by rapid digitization and conflict over the role of government.

More digital competition, tougher tech choices and a completely new generation of customers are just some of the challenges facing bankers in the near future.

Casting aside recession fears, the credit bureau predicts credit cards, mortgages, auto loans and unsecured personal loans should all perform well — including those extended by online lenders.

Testing shows an overreliance on machine learning data can unfairly harm credit scores.

Casting aside recession fears, the credit bureau predicts credit cards, mortgages, auto loans and unsecured personal loans should all perform well — including those extended by online lenders.

Todd Gibbons, who succeeded Charlie Scharf in September, said tech investments give the custody bank a competitive edge and make it more efficient.

Radius Bank is letting consumers open accounts through NerdWallet as part of its banking-as-a-service offerings to reach customers through third parties.

It sounds like something that should be simple — letting a customer pay off their credit cards with a new personal loan — but it's not, according to Dave Girouard, Upstart's CEO.